I think that's the part most people overlook. I have many wordpress sites, some large, some small, and only 1 was ever hacked and it was on a shared host 10+ y

I think that's the part most people overlook. I have many wordpress sites, some large, some small, and only 1 was ever hacked and it was on a shared host 10+ years ago. Today I have sites that I haven't updated in 5+ years, no hacks no problems. Good wp depends on good server config and good wp setup.